Game Day – 12U

Team Name
Blues
Location
Scheels
Date
05/23/2019
Start Time
5:00
End Time
5:30
EARLY ACTIVITY DRILL STARTS AT 4:45 (BELOW GOLD)
EARLY ACTIVITY Wiffle Circle stopwatch 4:45-5:00 timer 15 Minutes
Wiffle Circle is an Early Activity drill that can be run during the 15-minutes prior to practice start time.  It can also be ran as a pre-game drill...Read More
notes Notes:
If you have time, get swings prior to warm up.
PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:00 (BELOW BLACK)
WARM UP Dyn Warm Up 12U #1 stopwatch 5:00-5:05 timer 5 Minutes
~ SEE "EXECUTION KEYS" BELOW FOR AGE-SPECIFIC SUGGESTION LIST ~ The Dynamic Warm Up is today's warm up routine.  Gone are the days of standing in a...Read More
notes Notes:
Game Day warm up routine
THROWING Long Toss – Time & Distance stopwatch 5:05-5:10 timer 5 Minutes
Many coach's believe that throwing is the most important drill in practice.  Why then, would catch play be cut short or rushed through?  Dugout Captain...Read More
notes Notes:
Structured-Catch-Play if you need to create FOCUS.
Stations (Groups rotate halfway through block)
2 Lines, 1 Coach
stopwatch 5:10-5:15 timer 5 Minutes
Ground ball reps
Side-to-Side Bucket Fly Balls
stopwatch 5:15-5:20 timer 5 Minutes
Fly ball reps
PREGAME Fundamentals: Ground Balls stopwatch 5:20-5:25 timer 5 Minutes
Fundamentals: Ground Balls is a drill designed to assist both coach and player to understand the complete ground ball process, as one would watch on...Read More
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PREGAME INFIELD / OUTFIELD ROUTINE
Life Lesson Discussion stopwatch 5:25-5:30 timer 5 Minutes
Life Lesson discussions provide the opportunity to briefly talk about the characteristics of a champion.  Use the Dugout Captain suggestions for each...Read More
notes Notes:
Game day discussion / Goals & approach / Opponent review